North Dover Elementary School

North Dover Elementary School operates as a compact elementary-level community in Dover, Delaware, part of Capital School District. Current enrollment sits at 333 students spanning grades K through 4. By comparison, Delaware's public schools average about 461 students each, so North Dover Elementary School sits 28% below that benchmark.

North Dover Elementary School is one of 14 schools operated by Capital School District, a district that hosts 6,491 students overall.

On the student-mix side, North Dover Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting North Dover Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Kent County put the typical household earns roughly $74,477 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Kent County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,256 students), North Dover Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Middle School of Innovation is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 13%: 382 students in 2018 compared to 333 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 29% to 24% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.